Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

अनेनैव शरीरेण ममोदरदरीगतः । मद्वरेन्द्रियमार्गेण पुत्रजन्मत्वमेष्यसि

Transliteration

anenaiva śarīreṇa mamodaradarīgataḥ | madvarendriyamārgeṇa putrajanmatvameṣyasi

Translation

「このまさに同じ身をもって、わが胎の洞に入り、わが最勝の生殖の道を通って、汝は子として—男子として—誕生を得るであろう。」

Word by Word

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (Instrumental singular, neuter)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• शरीरेण: with the body
• शरीरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive singular)

• उदर-दरी-गतः: gone into the belly-cavity
• उदर-दरी-गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udara (प्रातिपदिक) + darī (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गम्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उदरस्य दरी = उदरदरी; तत्र गतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्तान्त-विशेषण (past participle)

• मद्-वर-इन्द्रिय-मार्गेण: by the path of my excellent sense-organ
• मद्-वर-इन्द्रिय-मार्गेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मम वरस्य इन्द्रियस्य मार्गः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• पुत्र-जन्मत्वम्: the state of being born as a son
• पुत्र-जन्मत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + janmatva (प्रातिपदिक; -त्व abstract)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पुत्रस्य जन्मत्वम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• एष्यसि: you will attain/you will become
• एष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (इण्) धातु (गत्यर्थक)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse frames birth as divinely governed and purposeful: embodiment occurs by higher will, and the soul’s entry into a womb is presented as part of an ordained unfolding of karma and grace within the Shaiva sacred narrative.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Although the verse is narrative and biological in imagery, it supports Saguna Shiva theology indirectly: embodied birth enables dharma, devotion, and eventual approach to Shiva through worship—often expressed in the Purana through Linga-upasana, vrata, and bhakti that culminate in liberation by Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; a fitting Shaiva takeaway is to maintain purity and devotion through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudraksha observance as preparation for righteous life and Shiva-bhakti.